s safe. see the couples perform tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. the elimination round will be tomorrow night. >> nasty reviews did not keep moviegoers from being taken by liam neeson's newest movie. a sequel to the hit thriller debuted at number one with more than $50 million. that's the best october opening for pg-13-rated film. hotel transylvania with $47 million. then pitch perfect. >> we have another hour of news starting right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> a warning before you head out. fall has arrived. >> i think there's going to be some new history in washington from here on out. >> the nationals show grit to

rally past the cardinals taking game 1. >> a scary moment for redskins fans. what lies ahead for robert griffin iii after suffering a mild concussion? good morning, washington. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. you get the good and bad in the sports world. the same in the weather department. here's brian van de graaff. >> yesterday there was a cool afternoon with temperatures in the mid 50's. take a look outside. it is still dark out. we actually have a little sunshine starting to people throughout. it 35 in meyersville and 38 in vienna. mostly cloudy today with a couple of spotty showers possible this afternoon. it is 16 degrees below average. a nice warming trend coming later this week.

now to angela foster with trafficked. -- traffic. actually, back to you. >> thank you. >> the weekend started warm and sunny on saturday and yesterday was miserable. brianne carter is live along the national mall to explain how some people don't within it. >> if you are feeling it's hard to get up and going, step outside. the cold air will get you wide awake very quickly. a lot of people are having a hard time dealing with these temperatures after the weekend we had. now it seems fall is here to stay. able average start to the week. >> its cold. >> over the weekend, a tale of two seasons. >> it goes from pleasant to overcast and cool me. >> saturday started with summerlike temperatures, but the weather changed quickly leading some out in the cold. >> abroad shorts because i

thought it was going to be warm --a i brought shorts. >> it got a little chilly, but i like it. >> living in washington, the weather changes easily. so keep an eye on that. it's quite chilly outside this morning. people driving in the district, parking restrictions have been listed. so maybe you will not have to walk far from your car. reporting live, brianne carter. >> let's check in with angela foster for the commute for this holiday. >> it's looking very nice for the holiday. very light for the most part on most of the key routes. hov restrictions lifted in virginia on 95, 395, and 66. with a federal holiday, metro will operate on a saturday schedule.

you will have very light conditions on the roads. looking at 66, no early distractions from hayfield to the capital beltway -- from haymarket. that's the latest in traffic. back to you. >> thank you. 6:04. metro is racing to comply with a recent court ruling, installing controversial pro- israel ads in certain stations. john gonzalez joins us with details from northwest. >> transit police preparing for what could be protests in the next couple weeks in. the d.c. in metro officials went to court to try to ban the controversial apsa, a federal judge has ruled that the transit agency must allow these anti-jihad ads. that's what will happen starting

today. afforestation will carry them. the ads compare muslim radicals to -- the american freedom defense initiative , which produces the ad says that under the first amendment the group has every right to put these ads up. back in december an aide his group was allowed to put up anti-christmas asds. john gonzalez reporting. >> taking a look around prince george's county. police investigating an officer involved shooting following a

domestic dispute. police responded to the dispute sunday night in been spurred. they encountered a man with. a with when they ordered the man to drop it, he refused and punched them -- and approaches them. the suspect was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being shot in the abdomen twice. >> washington nationals were able to take game 1 on their road to the world series. it was the defense that overcame a whileild effort by the gonzales. almost a home-run ball. he makes the catch. in eighth inning, the offense took over. a low scoring game. down 2-1. tyler moore will get two runs in on a single. there's ian desmond. the national state game 1, 3-2.

>> i was able to send it to the right. >> finally getting some really good pitchers. >> the nationals and cardinals in game two. this two first pitch at 4:37 today. >> gop presidential nominee mitt romney will deliver a major speech at virginia military institute in lexington. he proposes that the u.s. be more assertive in syria and tighten sanctions on iran. he's expected to paint president obama as a weak leader. president obama doing more campaigning in california today. he appeared last night at a celebrity fund-raiser in los angeles. he pokes fun and is less than stellar debate departmentperformance. >> they are incredible

professionals and great friends and they perform flawlessly night after night. i cannot always say the same. [laughter] >> stars last night included george clooney, stevie wonder, jon bon jovi, and katie perry. >> there's a new poll on gay marriage and gambling in maryland. >> . let's go to > >> this comes from our radio partners at wtop. it has to do with maryland and question 6 which is the civil marriage protection act. the polls show that one out of six maryland residents and would vote for allowing gay and lesbian couples to obtain a marriage license and 34% would vote against it. now through question 7, the gambling expansion in maryland. 48% of maryland voters say they

are in favor of expanding commercial gaming while 46% would vote against it. that is very close. we have seen a lot of commercials about that in recent weeks. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1%. maryland voters will have a chance to vote on these issues on november 6. we have seen the redskins coming out in favor of gaming and a lot of commercials with people against it. the poll's sampling involves anne arundel, calvert, charles frederick, montgomery, and prince george's. back to you. >> thank you. still ahead a warning this morning for coffee drinkers. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge get back to business after

>> we would like to say -- >> good morning, washington. >> welcome back. i'm brian van de graaff on this monday columbus day. i'm in for jacqui jeras. we have cool air. in the 30's and 40's. 39 in gaithersburg this morning. 42 in springfield 46 at baloch senior high school in the district, 40 in germantown. in a crisp start to the morning. a lot of clout as we go through the day. frost advisory still in effect

of areas off to our west. tevatron in the 30's and 40's to start. -- a lot of clouds as we go through the day. temperatures in the 30's and 40's to start. >> coming up, the latest on the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. >> and ricky quarterback robert griffin takes

>> welcome back. breaking news out of silver spring, maryland. >> jummy olabanji. >> we heard from the montgomery county police department's. a police involved shooting after 3:00 this morning.

suspect called the police claiming that he would hurt himself or possibly others. they found out the suspect was headed to his girlfriend's house in silver spring in the 9500 block of woodman drive. officers found him in a stairwell of the home and were able to make contact with the family living in a home and told them to get out. they got out safely. there was an exchange of gunfire at some point and the man was struck by police and taken to hospital. we don't know his condition. no police have been injured. john gonzalez is headed to the scene in silver spring and we will have an update for you later in the newscast. back to you. >> thank you. police avenue " in their search for missing a 10-year-old colorado girl. jessica ridgway was last seen friday as she walked into a parked amid class weighmates before school. they found a backpack 6 miles

from her home and it's likely linked to her. the outbreak of non-contagious meningitis continues to grow. 91 cases reported in nine states. seven people have died. 3 cases in maryland's including one death. in virginia, 18 cases reported, including one death. the pharmacy that distributed the steroids a link to the outbreak has issued a voluntary recall. thousands of people could never received the steroid injection for back pain. >> a warning for coffee lovers. a new study shows drinking several glasses a day could increase your risk of glaucoma. drinking 3 cups of caffeinated coffee per day increases your risk of developing exfoliation glaucoma by 66%. more studies are needed to confirm the results. you can read about the study.

of cambridge headed back to the public eye after the topless photos scandal last month. they poured southeast asia and the south pacific. several magazines published topless photographs of the couple while they vacationed in france and a private home. prince william has filed civil and other cases. >> a study shows if you go outside today without a coat you are done for. >> we had the baby in a jacket. let's see what looks like around the area this morning. we have a lot of 30's showing up. 36 right now in mount airy, 38 in aldie, 41 in manassas, 40 in la plata, 43 in arlington.

typically we should be in the low 70's this time of year. yesterday we peaked at 56. today will be similar in the mid 50's. record is in the '90s for the high temperature and in the 30's for the low temperature. upper 30's and '40's out there this morning. we had some rain yesterday, a quarter inch up to 1/2 inch in spots. more clouds are streaming in from the south and west. it's going to be a mainly cloudy day. the chance of rain later this afternoon and through the evening as temperatures will rebound a little. high-pressure losing its grip. tomorrow, that's when the system moves out. back to some sunshine on tuesday. warm temperatures on wednesday ahead of the next cold front. there could be a sprinkle on wednesday.

looks good for now. a little patchy fog early this morning. light showers late. the rain tonight. tomorrow, not as cold, near 60. 70 on wednesday. the weekend looks good. the only bad day is today. we hope you have the day off. >> traffic looks very nice. it's a federal holiday. lighter than usual for the monday morning drive. excellent conditions. let's give you a live look at the the beltway and the american legion bridge, between virginia and maryland, on the capital beltway, this is what you will find. moving at posted speeds. no delays for the most part around the capital beltway. all our key routes in maryland no hov restrictions. on the virginia side, on 95,

making excellent time this morning into newington and into a springfield. one accident reported in springfield near rolling road. police are on the scene. back to you. >> thank you. we talked about coffee. you will have new choices for caffeine in three new red bull flavors. cranberry, line, and blueberry. those will launch in march. this comes at a time of growing competition, but red bull says it is responding to customer demand. red bull sales are up 17% from last year. >> california drivers are reeling from pain at the pump. >> let's check in with paula faris for that and more. >> the threat of another global recession. world's recovery slowing.

new protests in spain. the brightest spot is the u.s. economy. california taking emergency steps to bring down its record gas prices. it costs more in california than anywhere in the country. refineries now have the green light is switched to the less expensive winter land ahead of schedule. hallmark is closing a factory that made a third of its greeting cards because fewer people are purchasing them. even though critics did not like taken ii it was stopped at the box office this weekend, $58 million in tickets, twice as much as the original movie.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> wide open, and there it is. drew brees to henderson. a good night for the saints. drew brees has his 48th consecutive game with at least one touchdown pass, which surpasses john unitas's record. drew brees thanks all the people including his suspended coach.

>> to have all those guys and able to spend time with them and to share in this historic moment was special. >> it meant even more because the saints won 31-24, their first victory this season. it's not what redskins fans wanted to see on the field robert griffin being taken to the locker room. >> it happened in their loss to the falcons. he was hit in the head as he scrambled to the end zone. there is a hit. head coach mike shanahan said the quarterback did not know what the score was or what part of the game they were in. he was later diagnosed with a mild concussion. he will be re-evaluated today. he did tweet after the game that he was ok and is expecting to play this coming sunday. there's the 77-yard touchdown pass to santana moss with the falcons' winning. the orioles could not keep the

yankees silent forever. a leadoff home run off jim johnson. a shot to left field. johnson admitted he made some mistakes. the yankees won 7-2. the manager said it just wasn't johnson's night. >> it was tough going. jimmy has been great for us all year and will be. and i just was not his night -- tonight just was not his night. >> the nationals play this afternoon at 4:30. >> still another half-hour of "good morning washington"ahead. >> the capitol dome looks hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for the morning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cup packs, only at

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hey, what are you drinking? i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm just in love with the flavor. i get mine black. i don't want to take away from that pure taste. so smooth, no bitterness. it's awesome. there's no other taste like it. erica runs on dunkin' coffee. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> this goes to an extreme from pleasant to overcast and gloomy. >> how are people dealing with this first is to fall weather. >> we will 7 update from silver spring, maryland in just a minute. >> we will check in with meteorologist brian van de graaf. >> today will be much like

yesterday. there is still a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. our first glimpse from the roof this morning. 46 degrees downtown buffalo 40's at dulles and manassas at 39. mid 50's this afternoon, mostly cloudy and temperatures should be at 71 which is the average for this time of year. >> be warned before you step outside. >> brianne carter is live at the national mall. >> we have seen people running as some do along the national mall. they have happened glubb's this morning. they're not deterred by the fact

that this is the cold weather we have not been used to so far. many of these runners are out there in shirts and t-shirts saturday. it felt like summer saturday before we headed into this blast of cold air. it looks like we will have to get used to it. get your coats and scarfs out today. if you have the day off for the holiday, you want to bundle up. it is cold because we are not used to it. in washington, change could be just around the corner. this is just the beginning of what it will feel like and a few months from now it could be much worse. get out today and enjoy but don't forget your coat. >> let's check in with angela

fox. >> very few people are out on the road this morning. 270 normally jams up this time of morning but no issues right now. from germantown or gaithersburg this morning. things are moving well on 66 but there are a couple of accidents off old keene mill road and rowling road. that is the latest in traffic. >> we are following some breaking news in maryland. >> let's get the latest from jummy olabanji. >> we have live video just into our newsroom. we can take the to the scene and silver spring where police are still on the scene of the 9500

block of woodland drive. around 3:15 this morning they got a call from a suspect saying he wanted to harm himself or others. police talked to some people knew that man and thought he was headed to his girlfriend's house. police found a man in the backyard warned the family inside the home to get them out and they got out safely and that's when officers saw the suspect coming out of the stairwell. there was an exchange of gunfire and the suspect was hit by the gunfire and taken to the hospital. his condition is still unknown. we know no police were injured. we're hoping to have an update for you later on in the newscast. that is breaking news -- a police-involved shooting in silver spring. for those taking metro

today, there will be ongoing track work from the weekend and red lines will continue to single track. those changes will be in effect until closing tonight. >> loved ones disappearance has been missing since mond his car had been found nearby in the park. >> a funeral service will be held today for the university professor who was struck and killed by a car in the district. he was struck while walking his dog in northwest d.c. last monday. the driver had a medical emergency and ran off road. >> today at 5:00 here on abc 7

news -- residents and arlington mayor riordan say they are being harassed. they say they have the pictures to prove it. they say raccoons are ravaging their homes. we will show you why doesthis is a problem tonight at 5:00. it is time to get out and checked out a taste of dc on the final day of the event today. it happens between 9th and 14th street. columbus day means free parking in the district but police will not ticket drivers in the district today. drivers don't have to worry about moving their cars today. the nationals scored a game won

when in the playoffs. >> that had a great start by pitcher gio gonzales. jason wirth had a huge catch. it was the offense getting in the game. there were down 2-1 and there is a double play. the nationals take game 1. they will play again this afternoon and the forced refers pitches at 4:30. >> 6:37 is your time. there's more ahead. mixed reaction as hugo chavez wins the election in venezuela. >>

♪ >> "dancing with the stars"the pressure is on. there is a surprising elimination last week of joey détente.

fatone. another elimination will happen to mark. >> i cannot even handicapped this show anymore. tried to picture yourself living in this tiny apartment in london. it comes with a huge price tag. the entire apartment is 10 feet by 8 feet. you are talking and eight by 10 room. >> unusual and unique -- i would point out the high ceiling and the natural light coming through and the location. >> that as a salesperson. the original price was $145,000 but the current offer is

$300,000. it is in the best part of london near harrod's department store. >> he points out all the positives. >> did you see the closet space? no, you didn't. >> 6:42 is the time so let's check in with doug hill. >> good morning yester day was a tipoff that the season has changed and the summer is gone. on this monday morning we start the day with some upper 30's. 39 in manassas but 46 degrees at reagan national airport. to the south of us, we see the area of moisture moving through today so it will be cloudy. our forecast today calls for a little bit of sunshine midday

but it will stay chile. ly. >> the columbus day rush hour is not bad. there is no rush hour at all. it is looking good in maryland and virginia. we are not seeing any major delays for you. there are a couple of accidents like keene mill road near rolling road. and we're moving quite well at the 14th street bridge. >> 6:43 at about 45 degrees. >> hugo chavez was reelected as

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>> hugo chavez won reelection in venezuela. the electoral council says he defeated his challenger by more than 1 million votes. >> this has been the perfect struggle, the perfect battle. all along a line, a democratic battle. more than 8 million compatriots voted for the revolution. >> this was the closest race after a bitter campaign. the opposition accuse you could chad says that using the venezuelan oil wells. some venezuelans living here cast their votes at the embassy. >> it is disappointing. it is nothing we can control. sometimes it is a matter of understanding the system is not

as democratic as they advertise. >> this is his third reelection in 14 years. >> a plane swooped low over lebanon villages in make show of force. this is surveillance video. you see israel shooting down an unmanned drone. the drone was not carrying explosives, it is said. >> a private space ship is heading to the international space station. here is the left off. spacex lifted off from cape canaveral last night carrying 1,000 pounds of cargo in putting

some ice cream for the astronauts at the space station. it will reach its destination by wednesday. people in prescott, arizona say they have created the largest bratwurst. >> officials were there confirming for record was broken. they spent $20,000 on the ingredients. >> i hope everybody got a chance to have a bite. you will need some hot coffee this morning. >> it is cold out there. >> it is a crisp morning out there. let's look around the area -- a little break of sun and early morning light but the clouds will increase during the day. upper 30's and 40's around the region.

42 degrees in fredericksburg and 46 degrees in the nation's capital. it will warm up today but only slightly in the lower to mid 50's. we will have clear skies for a while later this afternoon. look for sunshine this morning giving way to increasing cloudiness and light showers with 53-57 degrees. >> keep in mind for the federal holiday, we're operating on a saturday schedule for metro. no vre or marc train service. on i-395 , no delays heading into the district and it is clear on the beltway to the 14th

street bridge. >> 6:49 and 44 degrees. >> we will check out all your top stories in a live roundup and what you need to have out this morning. >>

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i am in silver spring near georgia avenue and the beltway. we understand the shooting occurred at 2:15 this morning. police got a call from the suspect who told them he wanted to harm himself and possibly others. the after talking with people who knew the suspects they believe he was headed to his girlfriend's house. when they arrived, they found him in the backyard in a stairwell and that's where we understand there was an exchange of gunfire. at this hour, that man is in the hospital and we do not believe any officers were injured. >> if you're heading outside today, grab your code because it is cooler with below average temperatures. this is a tale of two seasons -- a warmer day on saturday and a fall day yesterday. a change could be right around the corner. >> joran van der sloot has a

allegedly gotten a woman pregnant while he was in prison in peru. his lawyer says that the woman is passed the third month of his -- of her pregnancy. her name has not been released. >> the deadly meningitis outbreak is growing. nine state-supported cases. a person in maryland and a person in virginia have died. >> there are some controversial pro-israel ads going up on d.c. transit billboards. there were afraid this would spark violence. a judge ruled in favor of the

ads. >> we can expect some delays today with a red line trains single tracking. orange line trains are single tracking and the work goes until closing tonight. >> you can get more of these stories on our website at wjla.com. >> there will probably be fewer people on the roads today because of the holiday. >> that is correct light volume for monday morning. we can show you a light flow of traffic. it is all about the interstate this morning. this is a live look at 66. restrictions are lifted on 66 and 95 and 395 and 270 and it is a nice ride around the capital

beltway. >> good morning not too pretty for the columbus day holiday. 55 degrees today and a little gray. a couple of light showers later tonight into tomorrow morning with temperatures in the 30's overnight. it will warm up a little by mid- week. the nationals come home on wednesday to low 70's. >> very nice, i reached into the pocket of my winter coat for the first time this morning and found some money in there. we will see what happens. thanks for being with us.

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